Germany - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Nov 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Lessons from IBM in Nazi Germany

Keywords: Re: Geoffrey G. Jones; Information Technology

March 2015 (Revised March 2023)
Case

Immigration Policy in Germany (A)

By: Matthew Weinzierl, Katrina Flanagan and Alastair Su

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel faced economic and moral pressure to encourage greater immigration from struggling European, and especially Eurozone, countries after the economic downturn that began in 2008. In fact, it was possible that both the Euro currency union... View Details

Keywords: Citizenship; Optimal Currency Unions; Globalized Economies and Regions; Immigration; Policy; Germany; European Union

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December 2024
Article

Coordinating the Energy Transition: Electrifying Transportation in California and Germany

By: Nicholas Goedeking and Jonas Meckling

California and Germany share ambitious emission reduction targets. Yet California is ahead of Germany in electrifying transportation by several metrics, including the number of public charging stations. We show that variation in the politics of coordination in... View Details

Keywords: Electric Vehicles; Coordination; Technology Adoption; Infrastructure; Transportation; Government and Politics; Energy; Utilities Industry; Germany; California

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13 Dec 2016
News

How Similar is America in 2016 To Germany in 1933?

11 Feb 2010
News

Blackstone Plans Return to Germany

1981
Book

Germany and the Two World Wars

By: Andreas Hillgruber and William C. Kirby

Keywords: War; Germany

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January 7, 2012
Article

What Minnesota can Learn from Germany

By: Bill George

Keywords: Leadership

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May 2001 (Revised February 2005)
Case

KONE: The MonoSpace Launch in Germany

By: Das Narayandas and Gordon Swartz

Focuses on the launch of a new elevator product in Germany. In 1996, global construction slumps and low differentiation among competitive offerings has led to significant price competition and margin erosion in the elevator industry. In these circumstances, KONE, one... View Details

Keywords: Machinery and Machining; Product Launch; Product Development; Construction Industry; Germany

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October 2001
Supplement

Philipp Justus at eBay Germany (B)

By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas

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January 7, 2012
Article

What Minnesota Can Learn from Germany

By: Bill George

Keywords: Learning; Minnesota; Germany

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07 Jan 2012
News

What Minnesota can learn from Germany

January 2021
Teaching Plan

Thomas J. Watson, IBM and Nazi Germany

By: Geoffrey Jones and Grace Ballor

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March 2003 (Revised September 2005)
Teaching Note

KONE: The MonoSpace Launch in Germany (TN)

By: Das Narayandas

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Keywords: Construction Industry; Germany

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May 1982
Case

Honeywell Europe: Human Resource Planning (B)--West Germany

By: Wickham Skinner, D. Q. Mills and Jean K. Trescott

Keywords: Human Resources; Globalized Firms and Management; Planning; West Germany

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02 Feb 2017
News

Why the White House seems a little jealous of Germany

December 2018
Case

Corporate Transformation at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

By: Joseph B. Fuller, Amy C. Edmondson, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Tonia Labruyere

When Stefan Oschmann became CEO and chairman of the executive board of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, in 2016, the company had started its transformation from a mid-tier traditional German industry player to a global modern science and technology player. The... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance With Family Ownership; Transformation; Change Management; Restructuring; Corporate Governance; Family Ownership

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